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" UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

YVILDIAM FRANK BROWNE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PROCESS OF AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part .of Letters Patent No. 268,863, dated December 12, 1882.

Application filed June 30, 1881. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. FRANK BRoWNE, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improved Process of and Apparatus for Generating Gas and I do hereby declare the following specification to be a full and clear description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

which are an essential feature of the hereinafter-described invention.

This invention relates to a new mode or pro- 'cess and the means for generating heating,

illuminating, and other gases under low or high pressure.

My invention, so far as relates to apparatus, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of the generator and its connections. Fig. 2 represents a horizontal sectional view showing one of the generating coils or conduits with its induction and eduction pipes diametrically opposite each other. Fig. 3 represents a horizontal sectional view showing one of the generating coils or conduits with its induction and eduction pipes extending tangentially to the inner and outer turns of the coil and the eduction-pipe connected to the vapor or gas receiver.

The generatingcoils a are mounted or supported in the shell or case A upon lugs or projections a, cast with or attached to a vertical bar, 21, or upon projections secured directly to the shell. The induction and eduction ends of the coilspass through the shell at diametrically-opposite points, as shown in Fig. 2, or

they project through the shell at the rear, as shown in Fig. 3. The induction end a enters at a and passes to near the center of the casing, from which it iscoiled outward,and finally through the series until finally discharged into receiver H in the form of vaporor gas. The last coils, instead of discharging directly into the receiver H, may connect with a manifold,

fitting, p, which connects by pipes on with the receiver H. From the receiver H the gas or va-por is conducted by pipe e, controlled by valve 2, into the dome B, from which it is conducted to the superheater b, to the forcing device, and, if desired, to other places of .use. The mixed gas or vapor is conducted by pipe 0, controlled by valve 4, into the superheatingcoil '1) at the base of the furnace, where it is completely decomposed and converted into a fixed gas, which is discharged through valve 5 and conducted to any place desired. A portion of the gas or vapor is conducted by pipe (1, controlled by valve 1, to a forcing-pump, K, for feeding the mixed hydrocarbon liquid and water to the generator. A portion may also be conducted by pipe d, controlled by valve 8, to an engine. The exhaust gas or vapor may be conducted from the force-pump or engine, or both, through the pipe 0, controlled by valve 7, into the superheater b for conversion into fixed gas. Any condensed matter forming in pipe 0 is drawn "off through the drippipe 0, controlled by valve 6. The pipe i serves as a drip-pipe and' as a support to the stand-pipe or receiver H. The condensed matter which may form in receiver H is conducted from pipe i by pipe h, controlled by valve 9, into and through trap g. The usual grate-bars, 7c, are placed near the base of the furnace, and below these the ash-pit, l,is provided. A door, 0, is provided above the grate-bars. The coils I) connect at each side of the door with a suitable header or fitting, n. The usual uptake, 0, extends from the top of the furnace. The shell A of the furnace is made of two sections joined by bolts and flanges, as shown at S S, Figs. 2 and 3. The main part ofthe shell may be joined to the firebox by the flangej. An inner segmental shell, B, may be provided, conforming to the outer turn ofcoils, to diminish the flue-space between the shell and the coils. The space between the outer shell, A, and the inner segmental shell, B, is filled with a packing of asbestus or other non-conducting substance.

The specific construction and arrangement of the generating-conduits 0r coiled sections and their adjuncts, together with its various applications, are not claimed in this application, as they form subject-matter for specific claims which I reserve to myself the right to claim in subsequent applications.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The process of manufacturing gas or vapor, which consists in forcing a mixture ofliquid hydrocarbon and water through a heated coil or conduit and dischargihg the gas or vapor produced into a suitable receiver.

2. The process of manufacturing gas or vapor, which consists in forcing a mixture of liquid hydrocarbon and water under high pressure through a heated coil or conduit and discharging the resulting gas or vapor into a rece'i'ver.

3. The process of manufacturing afixed gas for illuminating or heating purposes, which consists in forcing a mixture of carbonaceous matter and water under pressure through a heated conduit and discharging the resulting gas or vapor into a receiver, and then decomposing the mixed gas or vapor in a superheater and forming a fixed gas.

4. The combination of the generating-coils, the receiver, the decomposing and fixing coils, and a forcing device for oil and water for the production of a fixed gas.

WM. FRANK BROWNE.

Witnesses:

W. T. JOHNSON, WM. H. MANOGUE. 

